People & Thing Charts

Small maps of how people live, eat, speak, behave, and make meaning.

One of the pleasures of anthropology is discovering patterns that are easy to miss. Charts help me compare, sort, and organize the ordinary until culture begins to reveal itself.
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The examples below are drawn from my books. They are small maps of contemporary culture—glimpses of how people live, communicate, celebrate, consume, and make sense of the world.